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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Juno (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Juno. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Juno is located in Dawson County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dawson County: Cherokee, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Hall, Lumpkin, Pickens & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Juno. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Juno:

  • Dawson County     (The home county of Juno)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juno, with the one closest to Juno listed first.
    • Dawsonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Barrettsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lumpkin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
  • Bartow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juno, with the one closest to Juno listed first.
    • Bolivar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Funkhouser
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
      • Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
  • Cherokee County
  • Fannin County
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juno, with the one closest to Juno listed first.
    • Silver City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver City is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Chestatee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cumming
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juno, with the one closest to Juno listed first.
    • Milton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Fields Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Lake Union Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Lake Union Hill is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Union Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 4,839 people
    • Alpharetta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Ocee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Preston Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Preston Ridge is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Ridge
    • Litchfield Hundred
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
    • Mountain Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
    • Johns Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Gilmer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juno, with the one closest to Juno listed first.
    • Tickanetley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rolston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rolston is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
      • Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
    • Yukon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitestone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
    • East Ellijay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellijay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Northcutt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
    • White Path
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • White Path is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
      • Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
    • Cherry Log
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Santaluca
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
    • Tails Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juno, with the one closest to Juno listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Igo ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Igo is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
      • Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
    • Oakman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Ranger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Gwinnett County
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juno, with the one closest to Juno listed first.
    • Murrayville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Price
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Sardis Shores
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Sardis Shores is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Shores
      • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
    • Whelchel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Whelchel is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
    • Summer Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Summer Point is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
      • Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
    • The Bluffs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The Bluffs is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bluffs
      • Estimated population in 2019: 92 people
    • Absalom ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • White Sands
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • White Sands is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sands
      • Estimated population in 2019: 611 people
    • Hargrove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Hargrove is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
    • Land ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Gaines Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
    • Brookton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Brookton is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
    • Clermont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Lumpkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juno, with the one closest to Juno listed first.
    • Auraria ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dahlonega
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • New Bridge ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
    • Garland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Grace ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Grace is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Willow ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
  • Murray County
  • Pickens County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juno, with the one closest to Juno listed first.
    • Suches
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Youngcane ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Youngcane is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
    • Owltown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Choestoe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hood ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hood is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Bethlehem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Blairsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • White County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Juno, see our County-by-County Page for Juno.

Cemeteries Near Juno ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Juno.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Juno - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Juno covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Juno, with the one closest to Juno listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Juno had a population of 70 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Juno, with the one closest to Juno listed first.

  • Emma
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Emma is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
  • Johntown ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Johntown is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
  • Dawsonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Amicalola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Amicalola is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicalola
  • Marble Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mica
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mica is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
  • Barrettsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dougherty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dougherty is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
  • Auraria ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jay ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jay is located in Lumpkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Ophir
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Silver City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver City is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Landrum
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Landrum is located in Dawson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
    • Tate
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hightower
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Hightower is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Juno. See our List of 1890's Communities around Juno.

Newspapers Published in Juno ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Juno.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Juno, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Juno.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Juno:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Juno) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Juno, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.